Have you noticed how important it is to feel listened to? Often we can have a chat with a friend and we’ll both remember the gist of the conversation, but there will be some bits we won’t remember, that haven’t lodged themselves in our brains. And sometimes we can be thinking up a reply toContinue reading “I was listening…”
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I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Did you write a Christmas list this year? You’re probably thinking, ‘another message about how Jesus is the best present ever.’ And yes, Jesus is the best present ever, but that’s not what this is about. As a child, I would love to go through the Argos catalogue and mark out a whole list ofContinue reading “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas”
40 day challenge day 38: Romans 12
I was reading some writing I had done a few years ago. I found a bit of writing about Romans 12. It is based on a particular verse that I found encouraging then, amd I still find encouraging now. I’ve been taught to read verses in context, so I looked up the test of theContinue reading “40 day challenge day 38: Romans 12”
40 day challenge day 23: Prayer is like…
Yesterday I was witness to some amazing teaching. A very good friend was encouraging another person to pray. Sometimes when we pray we can think it all rests on us. If things don’t change, it’s our fault. Maybe we used the wrong words or weren’t holy enough. And that fear can sometimes stop us fromContinue reading “40 day challenge day 23: Prayer is like…”
40 day challenge day 1: The Power of Prayer
OK, so off to a good start. One day, one post. Can I keep this up? I hope so! I know I’ll feel richer for it at the end and hopefully some of you reading will to. Spending a little while each day focusing on who God is certainly can’t do any harm… So, whereContinue reading “40 day challenge day 1: The Power of Prayer”
Hunting for God: Worship weeks 2 and 3
Who knew that exploring the discipline of worship would be so challenging? Ok, to be fair the clue is in the word ‘discipline’, but it’s another of those things that people don’t really teach about. If you worship together with others, everyone just sort of does it. If you entered a church (pre-Covid) you wouldContinue reading “Hunting for God: Worship weeks 2 and 3”
Hunting for God: Worship week 1
What a time to explore what worship means while hunting for God! It’s the next discipline in Jo Swinney’s book, but current restrictions… Here’s how I understand it: Worship is an attitude of the heart of praising God and being humble in his presence. It is to be done alone and with others. However, haveContinue reading “Hunting for God: Worship week 1”
Hunting for God: Fasting week 2
Cake… So much cake…. So, week 2 of fasting was much harder than week one. I found myself baking muffins for a friends birthday, and lots of tray bakes for church to give away to the local community on Easter Sunday. And all without being able to taste them…. (That’s why this post is aContinue reading “Hunting for God: Fasting week 2”
Hunting for God: Prayer week 4, and a new challenge
This is the last week with prayer as the focus. I don’t mean I’m going to stop praying (in fact, in the last couple of days I’ve found another book with some helpful thoughts), but the book I’m following by Jo Swinney (God Hunting) does 4 weeks, then focuses on a different discipline. Last weekContinue reading “Hunting for God: Prayer week 4, and a new challenge”
Hunting for God: Prayer week 3
After three weeks I do feel like this has been a useful hunt for me. Each week I’ve come to this point and feel like I have something worth sharing. I’m aware this is a hope blog, so what I’m hoping is that anyone reading this will see how my hunt for a deeper relationshipContinue reading “Hunting for God: Prayer week 3”
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